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ayam.

a bird of the order Galliformes,

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈajam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.jam]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a bird of the order Galliformes, chicken (Gallus gallus)

    countable · uncountable

  2. a bird of the order Galliformes, fowl

    countable · uncountable

  3. the meat from this bird eaten as food

    countable · uncountable
    Ayam goreng sini sangat enak.

  4. slut, prostitute

    colloquial · countable · derogatory · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ayam, from hayam, from Proto-Malayic *hayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam. Semantic loan from Chinese 雞／鸡 (“female prostitute”, literally “chicken”).

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